James Robson

Pellegrini remains adamant that he won't take his eye off the pursuit for a top four finish - even ahead of Wednesday's Champions League semi final second leg against Real Madrid.

But it would be a huge surprise if he didn't ring the changes against Southampton.

He's made a big play of the fact he'd rather have an extra 24 hours' rest - and leaving out players like Aguero, Kompany and Fernandinho would give them the best chance of being fresh for the Bernabeu.

Samir Nasri - fit again - will almost certainly start. Fabian Delph could come in, while Kelechi Iheanacho could get a rare start ahead of Aguero.

For Sterling it's a chance to impress and prove he's ready to start against Real.

Stuart Brennan

The match between two legs of a Champions League semi-final is always going to be fraught with problems, and Manuel Pellegrini has some real selection headaches with David Silva and Yaya Toure both out.

He is able to freshen things up, and it makes sense to do so - the full backs should rotate, Eliaquim Mangala can give Vincent Kompany time to recover properly, and Raheem Sterling, Fabian Delph and Kelechi Iheanacho will all be champing at the bit.